Cairo Genizah : Medical

Abū l-Qāsim Ḵalaf b.ʿAbbās al-Zahrāwī

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Leaf from the opening of a Hebrew translation of a work by Abū l-Qāsim Ḵalaf b.ʿAbbās al-Zahrāwī, possibly a section of his Kitāb al-Taṣrīf. The name of the author is written in large letters above the introduction, which details the reasons for this translation. The first chapter, entitled ‘Burns’, begins on verso. The text also deals with blood-letting and cupping. </p>